The news as of the first coffee this morning, and the music is a great find - iTunes finally got Larry Norman's back catalogue, so we're listening to Only Visiting This Planet. Still sounds as good as anything on radio did in 1972:
Oracle partner Promero has announced that is has completed an upgrade of its premier call center software as a service platform to Oracle's Contact Center Anywhere v811.
"We've used the Oracle call center software for years," said Gregg Troyanowski, president of Promero, adding that their customers "truly like" the new features and GUI.
Oracle partner Promero has announced that is has completed an upgrade of its premier call center software as a service platform to Oracle's Contact Center Anywhere v811.
"We've used the Oracle call center software for years," said Gregg Troyanowski, president of Promero, adding that their customers "truly like" the new features and GUI.
Promero also offers a premise-based product as well as the SaaS version of Contact Center Anywhere.
Contact Center Anywhere v8 features include Multi-Channel ACD Built-In Softswitch, and TDM Switching provides "skills-based routing and a universal queue for phone calls, e-mails, faxes and callbacks to route customers in virtual queue," company officials say.
Contact Center Anywhere v8 features include Multi-Channel ACD Built-In Softswitch, and TDM Switching provides "skills-based routing and a universal queue for phone calls, e-mails, faxes and callbacks to route customers in virtual queue," company officials say.
Contact Center Anywhere "replaces or co-exists with" PBX Inbound/outbound cross-media blending, integrated outbound predictive and preview dialing IVR, company officials say, adding that it also provides built-in voice recording, supervision and agent-coaching capabilities, voicemail, fax, and unified messaging.
The product also comes with screen pops -- integrated in pre-built agent User Interface or as separate screen, and a blended agent for both inbound and outbound communications.
Contact Center Anywhere has won 49 industry awards from Internet Telephony Magazine, Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine, TMC Labs and others.
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Intacct has announced a "new and improved" version of Intacct MAX for Salesforce CRM, described by company officials as a streamlined "lead to cash" application built on the Force.com platform connecting Intacct's financial management and accounting system and Salesforce CRM.
Intacct officials say over 50 companies have posted reviews on the Salesforce.com AppExchange concerning their experiences combining Salesforce CRM and Intacct.
The Summer '09 edition of Intacct MAX for Salesforce CRM has such features as bi-directional data synchronization, price book management, automated contract renewals and payment processing.
The Summer '09 edition of Intacct MAX for Salesforce CRM has such features as bi-directional data synchronization, price book management, automated contract renewals and payment processing.
As a composite application, Intacct MAX for Salesforce CRM goes far beyond simple data integration by creating new and unified business processes, an integrated user experience, aligned master data and shared business objects across both Salesforce CRM and Intacct.
Intacct officials are hyping cloud-connected applications like Salesforce CRM and Intacct as allowing companies to "choose best-of-breed systems, knowing that they will not have to incur the cost or risk of maintaining integration between the applications themselves."
Intacct officials are hyping cloud-connected applications like Salesforce CRM and Intacct as allowing companies to "choose best-of-breed systems, knowing that they will not have to incur the cost or risk of maintaining integration between the applications themselves."
Generally, they contend, with vendor-supported composite applications, "the end result will be far superior" to that delivered by data integration-based products.
"The combination of Salesforce CRM, Force.com and Intacct is compelling for companies moving their business applications to the cloud," said Kendall Collins, Chief Marketing Officer at Salesforce.com, "avoiding the compromises associated with single-vendor ERP and CRM suites."
"The combination of Salesforce CRM, Force.com and Intacct is compelling for companies moving their business applications to the cloud," said Kendall Collins, Chief Marketing Officer at Salesforce.com, "avoiding the compromises associated with single-vendor ERP and CRM suites."
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Questetra has launched the Questetra BPM Suite SaaS Edition in Japanese, renamed "Questetra BPM Suite Download Edition."
The free workflow/BPM software "Questetra BPM Suite Download Edition" is a Web application that has been downloaded about 6,000 times since its release in January 2009, and is currently used in such BPM practices as Kyoto University's inquiry and contact process.
The Questetra BPM Suite SaaS Edition service is billed as contributing to BPM activities of bodies such as businesses that promote cloud computing, departments "with no restriction on software installation," as well as small organizations with around twenty members.
Questetra has launched the Questetra BPM Suite SaaS Edition in Japanese, renamed "Questetra BPM Suite Download Edition."
The free workflow/BPM software "Questetra BPM Suite Download Edition" is a Web application that has been downloaded about 6,000 times since its release in January 2009, and is currently used in such BPM practices as Kyoto University's inquiry and contact process.
The Questetra BPM Suite SaaS Edition service is billed as contributing to BPM activities of bodies such as businesses that promote cloud computing, departments "with no restriction on software installation," as well as small organizations with around twenty members.
The software shall be available in other languages in the future.
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Noting correctly that small business owners and employees "typically wear many hats in a given day," call center vendor my1voice officials say the company's products offer them "a host of features that are both flexible and easy to use," reflecting "an understanding of the day-to-day challenges facing owners and employees in a small business."
Noting correctly that small business owners and employees "typically wear many hats in a given day," call center vendor my1voice officials say the company's products offer them "a host of features that are both flexible and easy to use," reflecting "an understanding of the day-to-day challenges facing owners and employees in a small business."
And hey, they're designed to "match the way they work rather than forcing them to work according to the phone service."
Examples include a single phone number to reach all employees: "Rather than each employee handing out individual -- or multiple -- phone numbers, customers, prospects and partners can reach anyone in the organization by dialing a single number." The virtual receptionist directs calls by extension, or callers can select the company directory to dial by name.
"Time is a precious commodity in a small business," said Steve Adams, vice president of marketing for Protus, the provider of my1voice. "The rich feature set in my1voice allows small business owners and their employees to set up their phones in a way that will use their time more efficiently."
There's also smart call forwarding, letting users customize incoming calls to their cell, home, office, voicemail, and even numbers with extensions. Also my1voice "can be set to deliver voicemail messages directly to the customer's e-mail," company officials say, "eliminating the need to check voicemail for messages or dial in to retrieve them."
Other features include a Web call button letting customers and prospects searching the site connect to an employee over the phone by clicking one button. It's available for as little as $10 per month, with additional plans based on how many minutes per month the small business expects to use.
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CompanionLink Software, which sells mobile synchronization products, has announced that CompanionLink Express supports the new ACT! by Sage 2010 contact and customer management product family.
Always nice when someone else supports your family, isn't it?
The product synchronizes ACT! 2010 data with phones, PC software, and Web-based services so users can access and update contacts, calendar activities and notes from anywhere.
And of course the product is keen to the current trendy favorite biz buzzword: "Social networking is a critical feature of ACT! 2010," said Wayland Bruns, CEO of CompanionLink Software, explaining that any ACT! customer can use CompanionLink to carry this feature to "every cell phone and mobile device."
CompanionLink transfers the links from each contact record in ACT! to contact notes on a phone. Links can refer to Google Maps, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages, as well as fill forms on company Web pages and for paid services like credit checks and vendor forms.
And of course the product is keen to the current trendy favorite biz buzzword: "Social networking is a critical feature of ACT! 2010," said Wayland Bruns, CEO of CompanionLink Software, explaining that any ACT! customer can use CompanionLink to carry this feature to "every cell phone and mobile device."
CompanionLink transfers the links from each contact record in ACT! to contact notes on a phone. Links can refer to Google Maps, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages, as well as fill forms on company Web pages and for paid services like credit checks and vendor forms.
The software retails for a one-time licensing fee of $49.95 and includes free e-mail and phone technical support.
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Just what your iPhone needs -- advertising.
"Portable social video technology" vendor mDialog has announced at Ad:Tech what company officials say is their "new step," offering media publishers and advertisers a Video as a Service product for managing and delivering video content with ads to the iPhone/iPod touch owner.
The mDialog Platform can insert geo-targeted video ads into a VOD or live video stream using the iPhone -- "notably," company officials say, "Apple's new HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming technology." The product also brings to market "previously unavailable" features.
The mDialog Platform can insert geo-targeted video ads into a VOD or live video stream using the iPhone -- "notably," company officials say, "Apple's new HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming technology." The product also brings to market "previously unavailable" features.
First Coffee proudly joined the ranks of iPod Touch ownership this past week, thanks to Mrs. First Coffee knowing exactly what the perfect birthday present is. Now he's almost caught up to his 11-year old son technologically.
HTTP adaptive video streaming technology is billed as loading video content faster and "adjusting in quality in real time according to network strength," according to mDialog officials, who pitch the technology as "boosting the iPhone user experience."
For advertisers, the mDialog platform includes geo-targeted dynamic video ad insertion -- the ability to dynamically insert video ad content based on the actual location of the iPhone, integrated with DoubleClick.
The publishers' iPhone app can either be powered by mDialog's White-Labeled iPhone offering or their existing app. "Additionally," mDialog officials say, "they can select the weighting and placement of ads in real time, including mid-roll."
Video publishers wanting to reach the iPhone owner "have hurdles to overcome, including VOD, live streaming, video codecs, CMS servers, CDN and Ad Server integration-the mDialog platform removes those hurdles," says Greg Philpott, President and Founder of mDialog.
HTTP adaptive video streaming technology is billed as loading video content faster and "adjusting in quality in real time according to network strength," according to mDialog officials, who pitch the technology as "boosting the iPhone user experience."
For advertisers, the mDialog platform includes geo-targeted dynamic video ad insertion -- the ability to dynamically insert video ad content based on the actual location of the iPhone, integrated with DoubleClick.
The publishers' iPhone app can either be powered by mDialog's White-Labeled iPhone offering or their existing app. "Additionally," mDialog officials say, "they can select the weighting and placement of ads in real time, including mid-roll."
Video publishers wanting to reach the iPhone owner "have hurdles to overcome, including VOD, live streaming, video codecs, CMS servers, CDN and Ad Server integration-the mDialog platform removes those hurdles," says Greg Philpott, President and Founder of mDialog.
